Google's secretive chip design team just lost three prominent members

With each passing year, Apple takes hardware performance on the iPhone to the next level, a feat made possible by the series of A-x chips the company designs in-house. Specifically, Apple's A-x processors can be engineered and customized to run far more efficiently than what we'd otherwise see from third-parties. Indeed, the success Apple has enjoyed with its A-x processors underscores the company's insatiable appetite for owning as much of the iPhone's underlying hardware as possible. To this p...